how to kludge a 486 PC into thinking it has a video card?

From: Steven Canning <cannings_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun Feb 20 16:17:32 2005

Subject: Re: how to kludge a 486 PC into thinking it has a video card?


> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
> > Far as I know the BIOSes of the time would check for MDA / CGA / EGA /
> > VGA adapters at boot time, but 'not fitted' wasn't usually an option. I
> > wonder if there's a clever way involving a minimum of circuitry in such
> > a case for the BIOS checks to work...

Why not just through a $2 Hercules Graphics card in an ISA slot and be done
with it ? For troubleshooting you can spew graphics or text if needed....

Best regards, Steven C.
Received on Sun Feb 20 2005 - 16:17:32 GMT